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23.3
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
45
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 39/39 rated

Club profile

LeagueEerste Divisie
League position13th of 20
Squad size39
Average age20.8
CountryNetherlands

Team scout report

Mid-table13th of 20 · Eerste Divisie

VVV Venlo sit 13th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 23.3 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 45 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLDLW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 78.2% on last season (Season 13.1 → 23.3), while squad talent has eased 2.6% (Rating 46.6 → 45.4). Of the 20 players with a season to compare, 11 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

D. Zandbergen is the form pick (Season 52), while Lars de Blok carries the highest ceiling (Rating 58). In the market, the headline arrival is Y. Ōtsu (€ 400K), and D. Zandbergen is the most valuable asset at 25.5.

23.3
78.2%
Squad season
45
2.6%
Squad rating
13thof 20
League finish
WLDLW
Last 5
Top performer
D. Zandbergen
Season 52
Highest potential
Lars de Blok
Rating 58
Marquee signing
Y. Ōtsu
€ 400K
Top asset
D. Zandbergen
Value 25.5

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
244
Defence
1243
Midfield
1145
Attack
1348

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Zandbergen
5258
Foor
3617
Zijl
3255
Mouhou
3156
Davis
2447
Verheij
2453
Blok
2258
Triep
2255
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1D. Zandbergen15goals
  2. 2Bjorn van Zijl9goals
  3. 3N. Ait Mouhou4goals
  4. 4Lars de Blok3goals
  5. 5P. Heise3goals

Top assists

  1. 1N. Foor6assists
  2. 2Lars de Blok5assists
  3. 3Bjorn van Zijl4assists
  4. 4D. Zandbergen3assists
  5. 5P. Heise2assists

Squad · 39

Nat.
1T. DoornbuschGoalkeeperCuraçao279.61—0100%3230.2%
13Y. SchoonderwaldtGoalkeeper
Loanfrom Sparta Rotterdam
Netherlands2615.339—11137%5211.3%
22Zidane TaylanGoalkeeperGermany2011.1——044
29Emiel KoopsGoalkeeper—1910.5——045
29Emiel KoopsGoalkeeper—1910.5——045
36Pepijn VallenGoalkeeperNetherlands08——045
2S. MokonoFull-backNetherlands2710.7131876.1%3625.2%
4D. TimberCentre-backCuraçao2610.83—193.8%3722.1%
5Lars de BlokFull-back
played DEF · MID
Netherlands2216.33432258
14Thomas ReindersFull-backNetherlands2212.87—546
15Tijn JoostenCentre-backNetherlands191219—12245.7%519%
16P. HeiseFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany352.42931837.8%1718.7%
31M. DavisCentre-backBelgium2413.920—244715.7%
33G. BlancquartCentre-backFrance2215.43232014%555.2%
37D. van ZutphenCentre-backNetherlands2111.61—0100%448.6%
3Luuk VerheijDefensive midfielder
played DEF · MID
Netherlands21142712448.1%530.8%
6J. KluskensCentral midfielderNetherlands231317—31500%441.4%
10J. TriepCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Sparta Rotterdam
Netherlands2114.52232255
11N. Ait MouhouCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
France2215.63743156
17D. SaddikiDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
Morocco294.724—12238.2%2914.2%
18Bjorn van ZijlWinger
played FWD · MID
Netherlands2215.330932362.9%558.8%
20J. EijgenraamCentral midfielderNetherlands2414.73111823.1%500.6%
24M. OdrissDefensive midfielderNetherlands2113.423—165366.7%5114%
25N. FoorCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Netherlands342.536236192.6%179%
35Yousri El AnbriCentral midfielderNetherlands2011.11—096.7%447.3%
42Raf VullersDefensive midfielder—1810.410—347
44Jari HorstenCentral midfielder—1910.5——045
45Thomas JanssenDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
—08.18—146
46K. KorstenCentral midfielder—08——045
46J. De GraefCentral midfielder—1810——045
46Roel van den BroekCentral midfielder—179.3——045
7L. WehmeyerWinger
played FWD · MID
Germany2313.9281840.2%4710.6%
8D. van OorschotWinger
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom Heracles
Netherlands2012.426—45011%
9D. ZandbergenCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Netherlands2425.5351552147.1%586.9%
21Resley KesselsCentre-forwardNetherlands1910.5——045
26Naïm MatougCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Netherlands2314.12521046.7%4812%
27L. KromahWinger
played FWD · MID
Netherlands2314.2271833.3%483.4%
41Evangelos SoferisWinger—1910.51—045
47Jessy HendrikxCentre-forwardNetherlands2412.1——04111.1%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)13-6-19 in 38
Goals (for / against)50 / 58
Clean sheets7
Last 5WLDLW

Fixtures & results

Eerste Divisie13W 6D 19LFriendlies Clubs3W 1D 2LKNVB Beker0W 0D 1L
Apr 24HAlmere City FC3–1W
Apr 17AHelmond Sport0–2L
Apr 11HDe Graafschap3–3D
Apr 6AJong PSV U210–1L
Apr 3HCambuur3–0W
Mar 20AEmmen2–2D
Mar 17HJong Ajax0–1L
Mar 13AMVV1–2L
Mar 6HWaalwijk0–3L
Feb 27AADO Den Haag0–1L
Feb 20HFC OSS1–1D
Feb 14AVitesse2–2D
Feb 7HFC Eindhoven1–0W
Feb 2AJong Utrecht2–2D
Jan 26ARoda2–2D
Jan 23AWillem II1–2L
Jan 16HJong AZ1–3L
Dec 19HDordrecht3–1W
Dec 12ADen Bosch1–0W
Dec 5AWaalwijk2–1W
Nov 28HADO Den Haag0–3L
Nov 24AAlmere City FC0–3L
Nov 21HWillem II0–2L
Nov 7AJong AZ2–0W
Oct 31HVitesse1–2L
Oct 28HHeerenveen0–3L
Oct 24AFC Eindhoven1–0W
Oct 21HJong Utrecht0–1L
Oct 17HEmmen4–0W
Oct 3ADordrecht0–2L
Sep 30HDen Bosch0–1L
Sep 26AJong Ajax4–2W
Sep 21HMVV1–0W
Sep 16AFC OSS1–2L
Sep 13HHelmond Sport2–1W
Aug 31ACambuur1–3L
Aug 24HRoda3–1W
Aug 15HJong PSV U210–2L
Aug 8ADe Graafschap2–3L
Aug 3HOud-Heverlee Leuven II1–3L
Aug 2HFC Volendam2–1W
Jul 26AVerl0–3L
Jul 19AFC Viktoria Köln3–0W
Jul 12HLommel United1–1D
Jul 2HRKSV Nuenen8–0W

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